02271cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500360015126400510018730000470023833600260028533700260031133800360033750000310037350801960040452011050060053400590170565300130176465300370177785600690181485600430188399900190192675423UtSlPG20260610134739.0mcr n260607r20251887utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTL1 aCoxwell, Henry Tracey,d1819-190010aMy life and balloon experiences 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-02-20  aSusan E., David E. Brown, E. Nauda, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"My Life and Balloon Experiences" by Henry Coxwell is an autobiographical account written in the late 19th century that details the author's personal anecdotes and experiences in ballooning, alongside a supplementary chapter discussing military ballooning. The narrative reflects his fascination with aërostation from childhood through adulthood, capturing his early years, the thrill of witnessing balloon launches, and the daring adventures he embarked upon throughout his career.  At the start of the memoir, Coxwell recounts his upbringing, sharing vivid memories of his childhood near Rochester, England. He describes early experiences with military life, school, and an overwhelming curiosity about balloons that ultimately shapes his future. The opening sets the tone for a recollection filled with youthful exuberance and the reckless spirit of adventure as he navigates boyhood, engages in mischievous escapades, and gradually transitions into the world of aëronautics, hinting at the thrilling accounts of his ballooning adventures to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: W. H. Allen & Co., 1887  aBalloons  aCoxwell, Henry Tracey, 1819-19004 uhttps://archive.org/details/39002079280476.med.yale.edu/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75423  c116148d116148